On the fringe? Librarians and academic program reviews
By Lynne Bowker In Ontario, quality assurance of academic programs has gained prominence recently. Programs at public universities must be reviewed every eight years,…
Factors in Academic Librarian Research Success
"Research" by Nick Youngson / CC BY-SA 3.0 Canadian academic librarians are increasingly conducting original research as part of our work. Across the country,…
Applying theory to pratice: hands-on experience for library students
As a student of the Master of Information (MI) program at the University of Toronto, I have the opportunity to take practicum courses, which…
New Librarians Symposium: Special Issue
The New Librarians Symposium (NLS) happened on Friday, June 24th at Ryerson University. In this special issue of Open Shelf, we (the event’s co-organizers)…
Notes from the Field: Examining Issues in the Profession
As part of NLS’s registration process we invited attendees to choose a few topics that they would be interested in discussing during the Birds…
NLS: By the Numbers
This Special Issue of Open Shelf consists of eight articles reflecting on the New Librarians Symposium held in June 2016. The Symposium focused on…
NLS Revealed: Our Top Five Surprises
It was challenging to parse through all of the ideas and conversations from NLS and distill them into bite-sized chunks. Naturally, this difficulty is…
“Honest and Relatable in a Sincere Way”: Reflections from NLS Attendees
We asked three NLS attendees to reflect on their day. Here is some of what they said: What was the biggest surprise of NLS?…
“Nobody Dies”: Some Advice for New Professionals
We asked mid- and late-career information professionals what advice they would give themselves as a new librarian. Here is what they said: “Sometimes you…
How Hip Is the Partnership? The Value of a Generalist Journal in a Niche World
Partnership Journal The Partnership journal is a Canadian, open-access journal that covers every library sector and is written by library practitioners on a variety…
A Librarian at an Archivist Conference
A librarian attends an archivists conference. Insights occur.
Touting your own horn: Advocacy for academic libraries
Advocacy for academic libraries is becoming increasingly necessary in today’s world—we need to tout (or is it toot?) our own horns and make ourselves…